by M. J. | Aug 8, 2018 | Bee Tracks
They call it the “lazy days of summer,” but the truth is it’s just too darn hot! In Tennessee things begin to slow down in August — I mean REALLY …. s-l-o-w …. d-o-w-n. While I love living in the south, July and August (and...
by M. J. | May 31, 2018 | Bee Tracks
It’s the end of May and already folks are asking, “Do you have any honey?” “Sorry, not yet.” Working with bees is a lesson in patience. We can’t simply go out to the hive and turn on the honey faucet any time we feel like it. Plus,...
by M. J. | May 17, 2018 | Bee Tracks
Bees arrived from Georgia this week. Our bee association coordinated a bulk order of honey harvesters for new and expanding beekeepers and those little buzzers made it to Tennessee in neatly stacked boxes in the back of a van. These bees hummed their tunes across...
by M. J. | May 3, 2018 | Thinking Outside the Hive
I can’t let the day pass without making note of the National Day of Prayer in America. On May 24, 1774 Thomas Jefferson called for a resolution on a day of prayer and fasting for this nation. Since then, in times of crisis almost every president has called for the...
by M. J. | May 2, 2018 | Thinking Outside the Hive
It’s a “PARTY WITH A PURPOSE!” That’s the subtitle to a ten-day celebration called “FIESTA!” I just returned from an RV road trip to San Antonio, Texas with two friends, Suki and Lee, where we experienced...
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